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| Career Australia |
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| Builder: |
Walkers Limited |
| Laid down: |
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| Launched: |
27 July 1972 |
| Commissioned: |
19 October 1973 |
| Reinstated: |
transferred 14 November 1974 |
| Status: |
Transferred to Papua New Guinea Defence Force |
| General Characteristics |
| Displacement: |
316 tons |
| Length: |
44.5 metres |
| Beam: |
10.1 metres |
| Propulsion: |
Two GE diesels |
| Speed: |
9 knots |
| Capacity: |
180 tons of vehicle cargo or 400 soldiers |
| Complement: |
13 |
| Armament: |
two 0.50 inch machine guns |
HMAS Salamaua (L-131) was a Balikpapan class LCH built by Walkers Limited at Maryborough in Queensland, launched on 27 July 1972 and commissioned on 19 October 1973. HMAS Salamaua was transferred to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force on 14 November 1974.
